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    Installing XP on a M570RU

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Wintersdark, Sep 16, 2008.

  1. Wintersdark

    Wintersdark Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, wierd question.

    I need to install XP on my m570ru. It's a normal, legit cd w/ key, etc. However, when I try to install it, it says it cannot find a hard drive.

    Now, I have a hard drive, and am running XP on the lappy now. My current installation is gimped, and I want to wipe and fully reinstall everything. So, the hard drive is working fine as is.

    I assume that the basic xp pro cd does not come with the correct SATA drivers needed. I've tried hitting F6 during startup when it asks if I wish to install SATA/RAID drivers, however, it fails saying it cannot find a floppy drive (which is to be expected, as I don't own a floppy drive) and won't let me browse a CD.

    I've got the M570RU drivers CD from clevo, as well as more updated ones downloaded. I'm assuming it's the "Chipset" drivers I need, as there are no controller-specific drivers.

    Any thoughts on how to get it to "see" my HD/load those drivers or work around this?
     
    Wintersdark, Sep 16, 2008
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    you need to use nlite to slipstream the sata/ahci drivers into an xp installation disc. Or you could try loading them off a usb stick using the f6 method.
     
    theriko, Sep 16, 2008
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    There should be an option in the BIOS to set the hard drive for IDE.
     
    kobe_24, Sep 16, 2008
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    switch to IDE mode (in BIOS)... which might be on AHCI mode.

    if that does not work yet, then I would definitely do the slipstreaming of the SATA drivers with nLite.. its very simple and useful.
     
    Gophn, Sep 16, 2008
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  5. Wintersdark

    Wintersdark Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, given the slipstreaming plan (which is preferable to the IDE thing, given that the lappy runs wonderfully in SATA), which drivers would I need on a USB key? You can use USB keys with that? I had no idea, but that'll save a lot of trouble.

    I'm somewhat unsure - I'm assuming the chipset drivers, but there's a *lot* of drivers in there. Anyone know which in particular?

    Edit: I'm assuming that if I set everything up in IDE mode, I'm stuck in IDE mode and cannot switch it back to SATA once everything is installed, right?
     
    Wintersdark, Sep 16, 2008
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    IDE mode is good, no significant benefit using SATA mode.
     
    Gophn, Sep 16, 2008
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    Audigy, Sep 16, 2008
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    Even if in the real world the performance difference isn't huge, it´s always best to enable AHCI.

    One main advantage of AHCI, is the support of NCQ (Native Command Queuing), allowing SATA drives to accept more than one command at a time and dynamically reorder the commands for maximum efficiency.

    More about the Native Command Queuing (NCQ):

    ;)
     
    Audigy, Sep 16, 2008
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    Wintersdark Notebook Consultant

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    Audigy, you're made of 100% pure win.

    Thanks guys!
     
    Wintersdark, Sep 16, 2008
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    kobe_24, Sep 17, 2008
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